The Venue at Eastlake

First and foremost I would like to give the biggest thank you to Joe and Joyce Padilla for making my daughter Elizabeth’s Quinceañera amazingly memorable. The service was very professional and one like no other. Joyce was amazing at making sure we were on the same page with decorations and keeping things as we planned according to the timeline. She was always checking with my husband and I that all was well and making sure we got everything we asked for. Decorations were on point and very elegant. Her attention to detail is amazing. Compliments kept flowing and still are flowing in on how beautiful everything was. Joe kept up with us all night making sure we were happy and taking care of whatever was needed. He is very professional and his lighting the entire night was awesome — no hall can compare to his lighting). We loved the DJ (DJ Reo) he played music that kept our party going all nite and played music to everyone’s liking. He was a great mc and was great entertainment. We are very pleased and happy with everything. Thank you for the memories we will have forever. The Dumlaos

On Aug 1^st 2015 I did a surprise birthday for my mom. My event was on the smaller side. Only close friends and family. Everyone had a blast and they couldn’t comment enough great things about the staff. Two of my family members are very interested in booking this venue for their birthday’s. I am all about customer service and the owners (Joe & Joyce) and their staff did an awesome job!
I would definitely recommend The venue. I hope they continue with their great taste in décor, good food and exceptional customer service! We will certainly be back.

I got married 9÷6÷14 so this review is alittle late
Pros: affordable, holds 500, they work with you on payment, they have catering, cake, bartender, dj, and even décor. Joyce and her husband were very friendly and worked with us on any details! Stay open till 2am
Cons:it was hard to call and talk to Joyce but she always responded to emails, it took forever to try their food, meetings were scarce mostly because my work schedule, the dinner I choose was a chicken parmessan plate which is a piece of chicken that is covered in crumbs and fried and cooked but what I was served at the wedding was a piece of chicken with marinara sauce over it and some sprinkled cheese over it, it was very disappointing! I choose that plate because my husband is picky and does not eat anything else so at our wedding night my husband ended up eating a cheeseburger
Overall I would say I would go back if I had another huge event, they really are a great couple to work with! They did everything we asked for besides our dinner!

My daughter had her quinceñera March 21. Everything came out great. They have everything you need for a perfect event! Joyce and Joe (owners) were great in helping putting things together. My daughter had the time of her life. I definitely recommend The Venue.

We had our banquet at The Venue last night, and it was amazing! I am VERY picky and have a definite point of view for our parties! So, it felt so good to walk in an hour before the event was to begin and have EVERYTHING DONE!!! I was able to enjoy the banquet and have fun! Joe and Joyce had thought of everything for our large party! Before you book elsewhere, check out The Venue first!

Joyce and Joe (the owners) What can I say they want above and beyond to make our wedding a memorable one. From the beginning Joyce kept us inform on when we had our food tastings and always made time for my wife to stop by when she had changes to our wedding. Joe and Joyce never made you feel that you were just dollar signs they actually take the time to get to know you and try there best to make your event a special one. I even spotted Joyce and Joe who are the owners helping out the waiters by serving food or grabbing extra chairs they were everywhere making sure our guest were enjoying themselves. We got a lot of compliments on the dinner we had picked the chicken cordon bleu with mash potatoes with veggies. This venue is huge I believe you can accommodate up to 700 guest, for our wedding we had about 200 guest with plenty of room for the dance floor. For smaller wedding they do cover parts of the venue to make it the right size for your party. What I really like about this venue was that they allow you to provide your own alcohol and they provide the soft drinks and bartenders. You save a lot of $$ when your able to provide your own alcohol, we were getting quotes for about 4 – 5,000 for a full bar at other venues. If you take a look at the photo I had added Joe and Joyce were nice enough to leave up the night drapes you see above the dance floor and the two chandelier near our tables. The DJ (TONY) did a great job with his song selection, he had everyone on the dance floor all night long. If you want to have a great time come and check out «THE VENUE AT EASTLAKE» you wont regret it.

I attended a wedding here and it was very professional! The décor was beautiful and the people who work there are very helpful and friendly. A+++

I had a great experience here at The Venue at Eastlake. I had a surprise party for my wife’s birthday and it couldn’t have been better. I was assisted by Joyce Padilla with the planning and the decorating. Joyce made my life easier and completely eliminated the stressfullness of planning a party. I first spoke with her on the phone and told her wait I had in visioned for the party, she immediately supportive and even threw out some helpful suggestions. I later met her in person so she could show me the venue. The area is huge and much bigger than I was looking for but Joyce was able to close off a section and decorate it to make it perfect. The catering was delicious and exactly what I was looking for. I was working with a tight budget but with everything Joyce and her team provides I was able to come in under budget. Thank you Joyce and the Venue at Eastlake. I would definitely recommend this venue.

i had my wedding reception at the venue on july 5, 2014 i worked with joyce the owner with all the planning and she offered me a package for 270 people that included pretty much everything that helped a bride to be stress free! everything meant the food, dj, cake, décor, centerpieces, bartenders, and even the chairs and aisle runner for my outdoor wedding ceremony at a nearby park! she even allowed us to bring our own alcohol. when my wedding day came it was more than i ever dreamed about. all my guests loved the food and the music and couldnt stop talking about how much fun they had esp since the dj was a cool guy that knew what type of music we wanted. joyce, her husband joe and their staff provided such great service and always made sure we were ok or needed anything throughout the whole night. i highly recommend anyone planning an event to book the venue.

My name is Elena M, former president of the Olympian Eagles Football booster club. we decided to have our annual banquet outside the school, so we started searching for different venues, checking prizes, we estimated around 400 guests so it was very important to find a venue that could accommodate our guests, close to the school and to be affordable.
we decided to have our banquet at the venue of Eastlake. the owner (joe) helped us from begining until the last guest left. i am very pleased with the service they provided, food was delicious we had nothing but good comments from parents and our athletes. so great that we have decided to have our 2014 banquet once again at THE VENUE OF EASTLAKE
i definitely recommend this venue to my friends an family

My family held my daughter’s Quinceañera over the weekend, August 10^th at The Venue @ Eastlake. Our event coordinator was Yesica, but as the date of the event neared, Joyce (the owner) took over. There were a few surprise changes that occurred the day of, that were not as planned, but it did not affect the success of the party. One of the changes was actually a bonus for us.
The food was yummy and good enough for many of our guests to return for seconds. Which I was surprised because the food serving size was very generous. The tables were decorated nicely and the staff was nice enough to set up the fresh flowers we brought in, plus the favors and chef mix at no additional charge. The Venue provided a flatscreen and a computer to play a slideshow we had put together for my daughter. The DJ was also very good. DJ Karl never gave up on the guest and he played a variety of music that would give everyone a chance to dance something they liked.
The main room’s air conditioning was set to a comfortable temperature which kept all the guest cool and the restrooms were roomy and clean. Our great photo booth vendor (MOJO Photography from Vista, Ca) also enjoyed the space. They had lots of room to set up all of their equipment. Parking was also good. The guest had no problem finding parking and the parking was just some steps away.
Lastly, Joe (the other owner) was also very helpful and went out of his way to accommodate our needs. The Venue @ Eastlake with it’s owners Joyce and Joe met all our expectations. (I forgot to mention our family decided to do this 3 weeks prior to the event) and The Venue was able to get it all together in such a short notice.
In conclusion, everything turned out great and we would not hesitate recommending or holding another event at The Venue @Eastlake.

I was the matron of honor for my sister’s wedding and I had the opportunity to help with the details. We met with Joyce (the owner) and Maria (the event coordinator) to see the Venue. They shared all the details of what was included when booking with them. The Venue is very clean, sophisticated and spacious. They can accommodate up to 500 guests (we only had 250 but the decorations helped fill the room). Tons of parking. A DJ that has every genre of music you can think of. They also give you the opportunity to work with an event coordinator.
They were able to accommodate my family’s last minute detail changes and work with the vendors I booked in advance. They do have different packages to choose from. But can be flexible as needed. These packages can include food, linens, desserts, center pieces (if needed), and a DJ (if needed). The best part was that we were able to provide our own alcohol with the use of their bartender (open-​bar can get expensive at weddings).
Maria, the event coordinator, was awesome and helped with everything. She was professional, yet so easy to work with, really sweet and dedicated to making my sister’s day memorable. She shared so many ideas and provided recommendations for practically everything! She pretty much made my life easier as the Matron of Honor! She even saved the day by getting a last minute cake because our order was misplaced by the bakery we ordered from months ago (ugh… that’s going to be completely different review).
If I can suggest one thing, it would be for them to update their website. They have so much to offer and it wouldn’t be known by the lack of information currently provided. Maybe add package options, food menus, bios of the owner and other staff as well as more pictures!
Overall, it was an awesome night! Thank you Joyce and Maria for making it so wonderful!

Where do I start. I booked the Venue in September for one of my daughters quinceanera in May. The whole process was easy and pain less.
Yes Joe and Joyce did return all my phone calls. Kimberley was always helpful and Yesica is absolutely fabulous. The hall looked gorgeous and all my 150 guest had a wonderful time. From the photobooth, dj, bartenders, waiters all where very professional.
Everyone was absolutely accommodating with my other daughters special needs.

At first, I was very excited about winning the «Wine Tasting for Four» prize given away at the Del Mar Bridal Bazaar (October 2013). When I went to claim my prize from Joyce, she seemed very nice and excited about us winning the prize and told me (handing me her business card), «Call me with a date you want to set this up, so that we have plenty of time to make this a great experience for you, and your guests!»
So I called later that week, to set this whole thing up and I couldn’t get a hold of Joyce, so I called the main number on the site, instead. I was connected to a girl who had no knowledge of any sort of prize that had been handed out at the Bridal Bazaar, and just kept repeating, «Oh I didn’t work the Bridal Bazaar, oh I didn’t work the bridal Bazaar.» It kind of felt like that guy from «Clerks» repeating «I’m not even supposed to work today!» So the girl added, «I will have Joyce call you back.»
A week and a half went by and I heard nothing from anyone there. I called back, both Joyce and the main number and was connected to the same girl from before. This time, she told me that they were moving «across the street» and they had a lot of remodeling to do before a «big event sometime in December.» And she assured me that someone would reach out to me by the end of December.
December came and went, still nothing. So I not only call back in January, I also left two voicemails, and left one email just to get a hold of anyone!!!
I called a third time and finally got a man named Joe. He told me that there was no such wine tasting prize and that it was actually a food tasting deal, which I am fine with too! So I set up a date in February for us to go to the food tasting. He went on and on about how good the dishes are and how we will want to have our wedding there.
The afternoon that we were supposed to go down there (less than 4 hours away), I got an EMAIL, from Joyce saying that the chef was sick and had to cancel, and told me that she would call me back soon to set up another day that we could do the food tasting.
Well, here we are, in April, and I haven’t heard from Joyce, Joe, or the girl that didn’t work the bazaar.
It is blatantly obvious that these people do not care about how they appear on a customer service level, and they obviously don’t care about getting business, which is too bad for them, because we now have our venue picked. They could have made a good amount of money, and chose to blow us off! It infuriates me to no end!!!
Why give out a prize you aren’t going to follow through on?
Why are you guys so hard to contact?! It’s like pulling teeth!
Have respect for your potential customers! I wouldn’t be surprised if this place was a fake location/​front!!!
Brides and anyone looking to plan an event here, DON’T!